Grand Baie
Shiv Kalyan Vath Mandir is a vividly coloured Tamil temple that's older than Surya Oudaya Sangam. Remove your shoes before entering.
Must-see attractions in Africa
Johannesburg
Opened two days after Mandela’s 85th birthday in 2003, this cable-stayed bridge is the longest of its kind in Southern Africa and an icon of the…
Senegal
Overlooking the leafy Place Faidherbe is this classic 19th-century building, once the residence for the French colonial governor.
Musée Communal Sogossira Sanon
Burkina Faso
A small museum that showcases masks, statues and ceremonial dress from all over Burkina Faso. There are full-scale examples of traditional buildings…
Northern Mozambique
Incredible diversity exists on tiny Mozambique Island, a fact reflected in this Hindu temple located next to the main market a stone's throw from a mosque…
Alexandria
This massive mosque, built in the 1940s, is a major landmark. It played an important role in the 2011 revolution as a gathering point for many of the city…
Eastern Cape
Accessed through Urquhart House, this museum gives an overview of local military history from the 1800s to the current century.
Windhoek
Dating from 1908, the gabled brick Old Supreme Court was a court from 1920 to 1930, when the legal system was changing from the German to the South…
Guinea
The small and musty Musée Ethnographique has a few masks and other ethnographic exhibits. Written information is poor but someone will likely show you…
Red Sea Coast
Originally an Ottoman diwan (council chamber), the once grand old police station on Al Quseir's waterfront is now a picturesque but dilapidated shell.
Fez
After a large restoration, this tower, built in 1550, was awaiting official reopening in 2019. The view from the ramparts helps put Fez El Jdid in…
Port Louis
This statue of King Edward VII within the grounds of Champ de Mars Racecourse was created by sculptor Prosper d'Épinay.
Abidjan
The national museum houses a dusty but interesting collection of traditional art and craftwork, including wooden statues and masks, pottery, ivory and…
Provincial Government Buildings
Northern Mozambique
The government offices overlook the main square, Praça do Liberados, with its statue of Samora Machel and murals depicting the recent history of…
Brazzaville
This sprawling and chaotic market in the heart of one of Brazza's busiest residential neighbourhoods is a good place to wander and see locals food…
Côte d'Ivoire
The town market has food and souvenirs to pick from. You can find fruit and vegetables, meat, smoked fish, nuts and tons of clothing, fabrics and…
Sharm El Sheikh
Definitely not one of Sharm's prettier swaths of sand. Note that women swimming here in bikinis or other revealing attire are likely to feel uncomfortable.
Tazekka National Park
This place is filled with Moroccan holiday-makers in July and August, but is deserted the rest of the year. A couple of walks into the park start here.
Cairo
Houses a collection of carriages used by Egypt's royalty from Khedive Ismail to King Farouk. Like many of the Citadel museums though, it's often shut.
Mozambique
The Feria Popular is a collection of stalls, restaurants and small businesses located in a walled complex on the EN6, the main bypass road in Chimoio.
Eastern Cape
Housed in the former Dutch Reformed Church parsonage (1849), this museum was closed for renovation at the time of research but should reopen in 2019.
Dakar
The elegant facade of this train station inspires ideas of romantic train journeys (which are quickly wiped away once you enter the bleak interior).
Mozambique
Beira's distinctive red-and-white-striped lighthouse, dating from 1904, sits at the far end of Macuti Beach.
Mozambique
About 40km north of Mocuba, near Munhamade in Lugela district, are some hot springs considered sacred by the local people. There are no facilities.
Agadir
The grassy area below the kasbah covers the remains of old Agadir town and constitutes a mass grave for all those who died in the 1960 earthquake.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Mosque
Victoria
Tucked away from the main drag is this modern mosque, which serves Victoria's small Muslim community. It's at its busiest for Friday noon prayers.
Dakar
A grand building anchoring the Place de l'Indépendance, la Gouvernance was the seat of power for the French colonial administration of Senegal.
Benin
Manic, chaotic, full of questionable smells, this is your typical fresh produce plus anything market. Excellent for picking up picnic supplies.
Kinshasa
The Palais du Peuple (People's Palace) is home to DRC's legislature, made up of the National Assembly and Senate. It is not open to the public.
Bizerte
The deconsecrated French-built cathedral, a grey concrete modernist structure with vertical stripes of stained glass, is now a cultural centre.
Grand Baie
Surya Oudaya Sangam, located at the western end of town, is dedicated to Shiva. Visitors are welcome, but remove your shoes before entering.
Benin
On the park's periphery, some 11km before Batia in Tanougou, you can take a dip in the lovely natural pools at the bottom of these falls.
Cape Town
The nearby Newlands Brewery installed this public spring, where locals come to get free, fresh spring water piped from Table Mountain.
Brazzaville
Heavily guarded and best not approached or photographed, this is the residence of Congo's long-term president, Denis Sassou N'Guesso.
Lomé
The home of the president is an imposing modern structure, worth a few pics and the chance to see the guards dressed in their finest.
Safi
Massive Portuguese-built fortress with ramps, garden courtyards and gunnery platforms. Closed to the public at the time of research.
Djerba
Designed in the Djerban style and used by followers of the Maliki school of Islam, this mosque is one of the town's major landmarks.
Harare
Designed by notable British architect Sir Herbert Baker in 1913, this attractive sandstone church wasn't built for another 50 years.
Maputo
Maputo's tallest building – now known as the Mcel building because of its unmissable advertising – makes a convenient landmark.
Port Louis
This obelisk to a French governor stands within the grounds of the Champ de Mars Racecourse.
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